Ken Watanabe

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ken Watanabe
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Oct 21, 1959(1959-10-21)
Age	65
Birthplace	Koide
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Libra

Ken Watanabe Biography

Ken Watanabe is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on October 21, 1959 in Koide, Japan. Japanese actor best known to American audiences for his roles in Inception and Batman Begins. His roles in Letters from Iwo Jima and The Last Samurai earned him critical acclaim. He also played a prominent role in the 2014 film Godzilla. In 2015, he had his Broadway debut as the King of Siam in The King and I.

Christian Bale was his costar in the film Batman Begins.

After graduating from high school in 1978, Watanabe moved to Tokyo to begin his acting career, getting his big break with the Tokyo-based theater troupe En. While with the troupe, he was cast as the hero in the play Shimodani Mannencho Monogatari, under Yukio Ninagawa’s direction. The role attracted critical and popular notice.

After graduation from high school, in 1978 he aimed to enter Musashino Academia Musicae, a conservatory in Tokyo. However, he had never received a formal musical education, and because his father had collapsed when he was in junior high school and was unable to work, there was difficulty in finding the money for tuition. Because of these problems, Watanabe gave up trying to enter the conservatory.

His daughter is actress and fashion model Anne Watanabe. He has a son named Dai and a daughter named Anne. He also has an adopted son.

Ken Watanabe Net Worth

Ken Watanabe is one of the richest Movie Actor from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ken Watanabe 's net worth $40 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He joined the Tokyo-based acting group, En, after graduating from high school.

He received the Japan Academy Prize for Best Actor for his role in the 2007 film, Memories of Tomorrow.

Ken Watanabe (渡辺 謙 , Watanabe Ken, born October 21, 1959) is a Japanese actor. To English-speaking audiences, he is known for playing tragic hero characters, such as General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima and Lord Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Among other awards, he has won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Actor twice, in 2007 for Memories of Tomorrow and in 2010 for Shizumanu Taiyō. He is also known for his roles in Christopher Nolan’s films Batman Begins and Inception as well as appearing in others films like Memoirs of a Geisha and Pokémon Detective Pikachu.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ken Watanabe Dating?

According to our records, Ken Watanabe married to Kaho Minami , Yumiko Watanabe. As of December 1, 2023, Ken Watanabe’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1989 Watanabe was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. The cancer returned in 1994, but he later recovered.

Facts & Trivia

Ken Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Ken Watanabe celebrates birthday on October 21 of every year.

As his health improved his career picked back up. He co-starred with Kōji Yakusho in the 1998 Kizuna, for which he was nominated for the Japanese Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Can Ken Watanabe speak English?

The Japanese actor, whose performance in “The Last Samurai” netted him an Oscar nomination, has only a passing familiarity with English.

What is Ken Watanabe's real name?

Ken Watanabe
Watanabe at the New York premiere of Memories of Tomorrow in May 2007
Born| October 21, 1959 Hirokami, Niigata, Japan
Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1979–present

Who was Ken Watanabe in Thor Ragnarok?

Thor: Ragnarok (2017) – Ken Watanabe as Asgardian Noble – IMDb.

Are Satch and Ken Watanabe related?

Watanabe can more than hold his own in English, but he likes to have his assistant and translator, Satch Watanabe ( no relation ) around just in case.

Is Watanabe still alive?

Watanabe died in April 2003.